Flight crew neglects getting ATC IFR clearance from pre departure clearance prior to takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	300239
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	300239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Both the captain and first officer each thought the other had obtained the clearance via pre departure clearance. The ACARS screen was checked and the proper transponder code was set, but both pilots failed to realize that that clearance was for the previous leg. The aircraft departed (no questions asked by ground or tower), and after switching to departure control, a new squawk was issued (and set), when both captain and first officer realized the oversight. 1) ground control, or tower should have verified we received our clearance (how did they get our strip?). 2) we should set 0000 in the transponder at the completion of each leg, to remind us to get new clearance, and set new transponder code.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC NEGLECTS GETTING ATC IFR CLRNC FROM PDC PRIOR TO TKOF.

Narrative: BOTH THE CAPT AND FO EACH THOUGHT THE OTHER HAD OBTAINED THE CLRNC VIA PDC. THE ACARS SCREEN WAS CHKED AND THE PROPER XPONDER CODE WAS SET, BUT BOTH PLTS FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THAT CLRNC WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS LEG. THE ACFT DEPARTED (NO QUESTIONS ASKED BY GND OR TWR), AND AFTER SWITCHING TO DEP CTL, A NEW SQUAWK WAS ISSUED (AND SET), WHEN BOTH CAPT AND FO REALIZED THE OVERSIGHT. 1) GND CTL, OR TWR SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC (HOW DID THEY GET OUR STRIP?). 2) WE SHOULD SET 0000 IN THE XPONDER AT THE COMPLETION OF EACH LEG, TO REMIND US TO GET NEW CLRNC, AND SET NEW XPONDER CODE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.